Kashur Kot

Kashur Kot is Kashmiri for Kashmiri lad. These are notes of one such tramp, from Kashmir and beyond. Prone to instant outbursts of laughter/creativity, I operate from wherever life takes me. Catch me at sameer20[at]gmail.com!

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Eid has finally come

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Eid has finally come. It always comes. In the best of times and the worst. Yes we will polish off the finest bakery in town and break bread ...

Friday, December 30, 2016

2016 – Our year of scars

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The year began on a somber note. The king was no more. Mufti Sayed’s ascension to throne had come at a great price. He bartered his party’s ...

Thursday, October 06, 2016

Our many squandered songs

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Every time I made an attempt, they sent me back. I was in Kashmir recently. As has happened many times in the past, I often get caught up...

Thursday, June 23, 2016

No notes tonight

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It was not Amjad Sabri, who was the colossus of the famed Sabri clan — a family that chewed betel leaves and made magical music — but his ...

Sunday, June 19, 2016

What a time to be alive!

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In all probability the empress is fasting. Why else would she say then that there are just four bunkers in the valley? Kashmir is a continuo...

Monday, June 06, 2016

Theorizing in Ramzan

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When non-namazis outnumber regular mosque goers, you can safely conclude that the holiest month in the Islamic calendar is here. All roads s...

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Throwing the cat among the pigeons

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When our parents were growing up, there used to be a huge sheri-bakra divide in the valley. So essentially there were lions and there w...

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Sameer Bhat: Thirties, hack, dreamer, liberal, non-conformist, laidback, romantic!!!

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